Ballet Nacional de España (English: ''National Ballet of Spain''; BNE) is a dance company founded in 1978. It is part of the National Institute of Performing Arts and Music (

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: ''Instituto Nacional de las Artes Escénicas y de la Música''; INAEM), and has a number of national and international tours. Its goal is to preserve the Spanish choreographic heritage and its traditions, represented by its different forms: academic, stylized,

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, and

flamenco Flamenco () is an art form based on the various folkloric music traditions of southern Spain, developed within the Gitanos, gitano subculture of the region of Andalusia, and also having historical presence in Extremadura and Region of Murcia, ...

Directors

# Antonio Esteve Ródenas, "Antonio Gades" (1978–1980) # Antonio Ruiz Soler, "Antonio el Bailarín" (1980–1983) # María Dolores Gómez de Ávila, "María de Ávila" (1983–1986) # José Antonio Ruiz de la Cruz, "José Antonio" (1986–1992) #

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, Nana Lorca, and Victoria Eugenia (1993–1997) #

Aída Gómez ''Aída'' is a Spanish sitcom that aired on Telecinco from 16 January 2005 to 8 June 2014. Set in Madrid, it is a spin off of the sitcom ''7 Vidas'', on which Aída was a recurring character. It was produced by Globomedia. The show stars Carm ...

(1998–2001) #

Elvira Andrés Elvira is a female given name. It is believed to have first been recorded in medieval Spain, while other sources claim that it is likely of Germanic ( Gothic) origin. In the Balkans, Elvira is popular among Bosniaks, Croats, and Slovenes in the ...

(2001–2004) # José Antonio Ruiz de la Cruz, "José Antonio" (2004–2011) #

Antonio Najarro Antonio Najarro (born 22 November 1975 in Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish dancer of ballet and flamenco, as well as a figure-skating choreographer. Career Flamenco dancer Najarro is one of the most recognized flame ...

(2011–2019) #

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(2019–)

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Ballet companies in Spain 1978 establishments in Spain Companies based in Madrid {{Spain-company-stub

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